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(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Boyd Watterson Asset Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Don Haisch as its new Global Chief Financial Officer (CFO), marking a pivotal milestone following the strategic combination of Boyd Watterson and Amber Infrastructure. This newly created global CFO position will oversee the financial operations of the combined business enterprise, enhancing its financial leadership structure as it continues to expand its global investment management platform.

Haisch, who will be based in Boyd’s Cleveland office, brings an extensive background in alternative asset management and real estate finance. With over two decades of executive experience, including roles at Ares Management and CBRE, Haisch will lead corporate accounting, budgeting, financial planning and analysis, and financial regulatory reporting functions for both Boyd Watterson and Amber Infrastructure. Boyd Watterson’s CFO Chris Ried and Amber’s CF ... Read more »

 SAN FRANCISCO - Tuesday, 17. December 2024 AETOSWire

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Andersen Global broadens its capabilities in Japan through a Collaboration Agreement with law firm Kohwa Sohgoh, adding complementary capabilities to its existing tax capabilities in the country.

With over 35 years of experience, Kohwa Sohgoh, based in Tokyo, offers a comprehensive range of legal services to clients across various sectors. The firm’s team of professionals specialize in corporate legal affairs, administrative law, criminal law, family law, and civil law, as well as compliance, restructuring, employment, intellectual property, cross-border transactions, finance, and real estate. Kohwa Sohgoh works closely with both private and public companies, delivering tailored solutions that address complex business and legal challenges.

“We are committed to providing continuous, comprehensive support to our clients, fostering long-term relationships built on trust and e ... Read more »

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Tuesday, 17. December 2024

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Carestream Health recently secured an agreement with BSF Medical - SARL, a leading distributor of medical solutions covering cardiology, urology, endoscopy, radiology, and pharmaceutical products in Algeria.

“We are excited to be joining forces with a strong organization like BSF,” said Mahmoud Lazzouli, Carestream’s Business Development Manager Northwest Africa - Consumables Business. “As one of the leading providers in Algeria, their commitment to their customers’ needs and strong track record of customer satisfaction stands out.”

As one of Algeria’s largest medical equipment distributors, BSF provides solutions to both the public and private sectors.

BSF Medical – SARL was encouraged by Carestream’s own track record of customer satisfaction in the region, additionally citing Carestream’s history of imaging excellence and abili ... Read more »

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, 17. December 2024

The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading global applied research center under Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has unveiled Falcon 3, the latest iteration of its open-source large language model (LLM) series. This groundbreaking release sets new performance standards for small LLMs and democratizes access to advanced artificial intelligence by enabling the model to operate efficiently on light infrastructures, including laptops. Falcon 3 introduces superior reasoning and enhanced fine-tuning capabilities, making it a more powerful and usable AI model.

Falcon 3 is designed to democratize access to high-performance AI, offering models that are both powerful and efficient. Trained on 14 trillion tokens—more than double its predecessor's 5.5 trillion—Falcon 3 demonstrates superior performance across various benchmarks. Notably, it ranks among the top mod ... Read more »

NEW YORK - Tuesday, 17. December 2024 AETOSWire Print 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced that June Yang, former Vice President, Cloud AI and Industry Solutions at Google Cloud Inc., has been appointed to serve as an independent director on MSCI’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective today.

“June is a distinguished technology executive with deep expertise in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and data-driven solutions,” said Henry A. Fernandez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSCI. “At Google Cloud, she led the development and delivery of advanced AI and cloud infrastructure products and solutions that transformed how businesses use technology to address their challenges. Her insights into cutting-edge solutions will play a vital role in advanci ... Read more »

 SES-led consortium to design, deliver, and operate innovative MEO-LEO network.

IRIS2 will expand SES’s network with 18 new MEO satellites providing pole-to-pole global coverage, plus extended access to LEO capacity, to keep pace with rapidly expanding customer demand.

SES’s participation in IRIS2 is consistent with our disciplined financial policy, benefiting from significant public funding, which is frontloaded, and built-in protection mechanisms.

Post Intelsat integration, SES Adjusted Free Cash Flow expected to ramp to over €1 billion by 2027/2028 supporting existing deleveraging commitment, IRIS2 CapEx, and expanding shareholder returns.

(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES S.A. announces that the SpaceRISE consortium, led by SES, has  ... Read more »

• Backed by €6.5 billion of public funds and over €4 billion of private funds, the multi-orbit satellite network project will enable Europe’s strategic communications autonomy
• Designed, delivered and operated by the SpaceRISE consortium, the EU’s 3rd flagship project to be launched into service by earl ... Read more »

MAPUTO, Mozambique & ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Tuesday, 17. December 2024

Raxio Group further cements its position as a regional leader in high-performance data centres with the latest Tier III Facility Certifications from Uptime Institute.

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Raxio Group the leading provider of Tier III certified and carrier neutral data centres across Africa, is proud to announce that its facilities in Mozambique and Ethiopia have achieved the prestigious Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility (TCCF). This accomplishment is an endorsement of Raxio’s commitment to delivering state-of-the-art, reliable, and efficient data centre infrastructure across Africa.

The Tier III Facility Certification confirms that these facilities have been constructed in accordance with the original Tier III Design Certification standards and rigorously tested to meet Uptime Institute's performance criteria. This certification ensures that the dat ... Read more »

TOKYO - Tuesday, 17. December 2024 AETOSWire  

To strengthen its manufacturing of equipment for advanced semiconductor packaging

(BUSINESS WIRE)--XwinSys Technology Development Ltd, a Group company of Rigaku Holdings Corporation (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; CEO: Jun Kawakami; hereinafter “Rigaku”), changed its name to Rigaku Semiconductor Instruments Ltd (hereinafter “RSI”).

Established in 2012 with its headquarters in Israel, RSI joined the Rigaku Group in 2019. RSI conducts R&D in and manufacturing of semiconductor metrology tool that use X-rays. The company’s ONYX Series of nondestructive wafer inspection and measurement devices has been introduced in many countries. RSI is active on a wide front as a driving force in the semiconductor industry.

Kiyoshi Ogata, Senior Executive Vice President of Rigaku Holdings Corporation, offered the following remarks regarding the name change:
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KAMPALA, Uganda - Tuesday, 17. December 2024 AETOSWire Print 

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Following the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 55th Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has renewed its call for a comprehensive global audit of HIV data. This renewed urgency follows a news report on UNAIDS' latest 95-95-95 epidemic control progress report, which states that six African nations, alongside Kenya, have met testing and treatment targets for the general population.

According to the report, Kenya has achieved 95-95-90 against a target of 95-90-86—meaning that 95% of people know their HIV status, 95% are on treatment, and 90% have achieved viral load suppression. Kenya also claimed that 97% of people with HIV know they are positive. However, in 2023, Kenya recorded over 17,000 new HIV infections and more than 21,000 AIDS-related deaths, hi ... Read more »

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- SLB (NYSE: SLB) will hold a conference call on January 17, 2025 to discuss the results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2024.

The conference call is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern time and a press release regarding the results will be issued at 7:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern time.

To access the conference call, listeners should contact the Conference Call Operator at +1 (833) 470-1428 within North America or +1 (404) 975-4839 outside of North America approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call and the access code is 491926.

A webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously at https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/800374382 on a listen-only basis. Listeners should log in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to test their browsers and register for the webcast. Following the end of the conference call, a replay will be available at www.slb.com/irwebcast until January 24, 2025, and can ... Read more »

Recognized for Supply Chain Planning Overall, Supply Chain for Life Sciences Industries and Supply Chain for Discrete Industries

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX: KXS) has been a named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning Overall 2024 Vendor Assessment, the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning for Life Science Industries 2024 Vendor Assessment and the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Supply Chain Planning for Discrete Industries 2024 Vendor Assessment*.

In the IDC MarketScape for supply chain planning overall the report recognizes Kinaxis’ key strengths of concurrency of data as an end-to-end solution; connected planning and execution that allows for synchronization/orchestration; AI and decision intelligence that supports insights and management; optimization and scenario modeling; and rapid deployment.

The IDC MarketScape for life science industries noted, “With its roots planted firmly i ... Read more »